Lock for church trucks



A. H. DOLGE.

v LOCK FOR CHURCH TRUCKS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 29. 1512!.

Patented Sept. 19 1922.,

2 SHEETS-SHEET A, H. DGLGE' LUCK FOR CHURCH TRUCKS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT 29, 1921.

Patented Sept 19, 1922 2 SHEETSQSHEET 2.

'citizen of the'United States,

ARTHUR. EL. I'JQLGE. OF 'WESTIPORT. QGlii'NEfiTICUT.

LOCK FOR CHURCH 'JPRU"KS.-

Application filed September 2a, 1921. Serial No. 59 .},OG'7.

To a]! w/zom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR H. Down, a residing at \Vestport, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented new and useful Improvements in Locks for Church Trucks, of which the 'hiliowing is a specification.

My present invention pertains to casket trucks'such for instance as are employed by undertakers, embalmers and the like, and it conitemplates the provision of a casket truck that is readily and easily folded into a small and compact device and may be as readily and easily exteinled into its working position, and when said truck is so extended the same will be convieniently locked and 1e tained in such extended position without. the

liability of collapse of the truck notwithstanding the weight of the load imposed thereon.

The invention further contemplates the pro vision of a church truck lock that is simple in construction and quickly and easily manipulated and that may be locked or unlocked by a person using but a slight amount of e tfort.

The locking element of my church truck moreover is of such construction that the folding and opening of the truck is a very simple matter, and what might be termed automatic. h

Other objects and characteristic features of the invention may be fully understood from the following description and claims, when the same are read in connection with the drawings, accompanying and torming part oi my invention, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective View showing my novel truck in its extended or operative position.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the truck in its extended or operative position.

Figure 3 is a detailed view of the lock l employ to retain the truck in a rigid manner when extended.

Figure 4 is a sectional view through the lock and showing a portion of the truck in side elevation.

Figure 5 is a front Figure 6 is a front in its folded position.

Similar numerals of referenee designate corresponding parts in all of the views of the drawin s.

The posts 0 the truck are provided with elevation of the truck. elevation of the truck the outer hollow casings i, into which the members 1. telescope and the said nos. provided with the side brace meinheis 5', 6 and '26 that are well known in the a are secured to the posts as illusti The trucic is iiirthenprovided front and rear brace 3 ti well known in the and the 1 tailed descripuion these rods 1 c as the brace. rods or members and we deemed unnecessary. b

The posts morem'er a hangers to which wheels approved. manner and 1 means 2 to prevent turnii when deemed necessary an means as well as the wheels tern of my iillplfivfilillilt are not s s-eel tail.

However, i would distinctly stood that any term as wheels lee-.. therefor may be employed in the discretion of those practicing the inven a without eli'ecting the novel and claimed ments of my invention.

Secured about the upper end I the p .4 are collars l2, and secured about the loser ends of said posts are col'iiirs 1i and the said collars 11 and 12 are adapted to receiv brace rods as shown.

ihese brace rods re secured to th. ing element of myinvention and readily appreciated by re? ings. comprise a rod it) that is secured one of the lower collars 1i and is also secured at its opposite end to the imp' 'n'iost element 1 .3 of the locking member. ine rod 9 is similarly arr-en ed with respect to its eompleinentai'y post as shown in i igure l, and like the rod ii) is seeiaicd at one end a; the collar 11 of the and at-its opno have it under site end to the upper element 1.5 of the lock-- mg member dire *tly )poste the end or? the rod and works in a rod ll).

it will here he note that the rod it) secured at the opposite side of the collar 1 to that on which the rod is secured and that the rod 9 is secured to the coilar li range and secure rods 21 and 22 that are similarly secured to their complementary collars 11 as are the rods 9 and likewise secured tothe upper element 16 of the lock. however, the rods 21 and? are opposite to each other whereas rods 10 and 22 are arranged on opposite side faces of the element 16. As shown clearly in. Figure 1 the rod 4 extends from the collar 11 at the upper end of the post to which it is secured opposite the rod 6 and at its lower end the rod 4i is secured to the lower element 1'? of the lock and a similarly attached rod 8 is secured to the opposite post of the truck and is also secured to the element 17 as indicated. These rods are secured to the outer face of the element 1'? directly opposite each other.

Rods 23 and 24 are similarly'secured to their complementary posts but on the inner face of the lower element- 17; the rod 2%: corresponding to rod 4. and the rod23 corre- Inent 16 is provided with the stem 1 having spondin to rod 8.

.At this point I would thatthe elements 16 body have it understood and 17 comprise the portion of my novel lock, that the elea handle 15 Wherebv the-stem is adapted to turn independently of the element lfiand at its lower end the stem that is reduced in diameter is provided with a locking key or member 19 that is fast thereto.

The element 17 of my novel lock is provided with the key or locking element open ing 18, and said opening is adapted to recome the key and lower stem of the portion 14 when the elements are forced to the position where they abut upon each other.

Theconstruction of the locking element and its relation to the posts and rods 4, 9, 10, 8, 21, 22, 23 and 24, is such that the liability of the truck collapsing tended is positively precluded and this for the reason that the said posts are firmly and rigidly braced at their tops as well as their bottom, and this construction it will be apparent assures the strong and rigid retention of the various elements in their proper position with respect to eachother.

In the practical use of the truck, the operator merely places the truck as shown in its collapsed position at any desired point, and

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then by merely pushing downwardlv on the handle 15,"'the elements 16 and 17 of the lockingdevice are forced against and abut with respect to each other, to the'position shown in Figures 1 and a, respeetively.v

Then by merely turning the handle until the portion 19 is cross-way of the lower element 17, the elements are securely locked with respect to each other, and collapse of the truck is precluded.

It will be manifest that the truck is extended to its working position bv means of 10 and are merits when fully ex-' re eases the center locking elements together with the brace rods tends to produce a solid unit.

It will. be manifest that the truck is simple and comparatively inexpensive to produce and combined in a truck a rigid construction that is simple and quickly, quietly and con-- veniently extended and folded when demend requires;

Having described my 'invention, what i I claim and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, 1S

bination of an upper element, a lower-element upon which the upper element is adapted to hear at certain times, arranged in the lower element, a standard secured in and adapted to turn independently with respect to the upper element, and brace rods secured to the upper and lower eletruck. r

2. In a church truck the combination of a lock having an upper portion, a locking member ,secured thereto, a lowerv member adapted to receive the upper member'at cer- 1. he lock for church trucks, the coman opening and also s ec'ured-to the posts" of the v tain times and having an aperture'tovreceivefithe locking member of the upper portion whereby the several portions both upper and lower are retained in rigid manner with respect to each other, brace rods secured tothe upper and lower'portions, and adapted to be secured at their-opposite ends'to the posts of a church truck.

3. In a church truck, the} combination. of

a series of posts, secured toieach'other by lazy-tong rods, a lock "comprising-an upper and lower section and means for-j'securing the lock sections'toveach other iiu rigid manner when desired, rods'securedtothe lower section of the lock and the upper endof the posts, and other rods secured to the section of the lock and the lower end upper posts,

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In testimony whereof I have hereunto'set my hand in'presence oi. two-subscribing witnesses. 4

A ARTHUR H. DOLGE. Witnesses Rose E. H'En'rz,

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